The general counsel of Deutsche Bank (DB) U.K. & Ireland’s arm is leaving the bank to take up a senior role as head of the U.K. Treasury's legal team.

Simon Man, who has been a GC for the bank since 2020, is succeeding long-time head and industry veteran Peter King in joining the Goverment Legal Department (GLD) as Director of Treasury Legal Advisers, he announced via a LinkedIn post on Monday.